The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-11-23
Windsor County.
Bethel.

ABOUT forty of the neighbors and friends
of George Bliss gave him and his bride a
reception at their home last Thursday even
ing, leaving many useful presents. - E.
F. Wilson and Edwin Kittridge, accom-
panied by A. w. Greene of Connecticut are
at Sorrele, i. O., this week, buying horses,
which they purpose to bring here and sell
to parties who may desire to purchase.
- Upon the arrival of an early freight
train Friday morning Charles Rutman, a
brakeman on the train, was found lying in
an insensible condition on the top of one of
the cars. He remained unconscious for
thirty-siX hours, but il is now thought he
will recover He was injured by his head
coming in contact with covered bridge
through which the train passed. - Mrs.
Nathaniel French, aged about eighty years,
fell last week and severely injured her
thigh 1t is feared that she may not re-
cover. - Mrs. Fanny Banks of Chelsea
mother of Frank Bailey of this place, died
Of typhoid pneumonia at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. Ira Spalding of South Royal
ton, on Wednesday last. Her age was
siXty-two years. - l.. II. Edison and
wife are spending the week with their son
George Edson) and his family at White
River Junction. - A public examina-
ton of school-teachers will be held at the
village school-house district No. - next
Saturday at nine O'Clock A. NJ. 1t is desired
that all those who intend teaching in town
private examinations will he given after
wards except in case that sickness may pre-
vent the candidate from being present at
the public examination. - Twenty-Five
tons of Thanksgiving poultry We're shipped
from this station last week for the Boston
market. - Miss Abbie McIntire of West
Randolph visited the families of John Bliss
and Charles Kidder last week. 60 Jessie
Chadwick went to Winchendon, Mass, last
week to spend the winter with sister who
resides in that place. - Myron Morse of
Factory Point visited relatives and friends
here last week. - A telegram announc-
ing the illness of j. ID. Lawrence, proprietor
of the Wilson House in this place, and sum
moning his wife to his bedside in Pittsfield,
Mass, was received here on Saturday last,
East Bethel.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HARVEY HOUSE have gone
to Malone n. V, to spend the winter. -
Marlla Williams of Boston is visiting her
aunts, Mrs. William Wright and Mrs. Ada
line Page. - George Spear of Chicago
is in town. - Hannah Fulsom of Tun-
bridge is stopping with her niece, Mrs. H.
White River Junction.
GEORGE W. GATES, for twenty-four years
superintendent of the fourth district of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, died
of pneumonia Tuesday morning, after
brief sickness at the age of siXty-two
years. 80 Mrs. O'Neill, aged eighty
years, died Thursday last, - Noah b,
Hazen, Hartford's town superintendent of
schools, lost the fingers of one hand by a
circular saw Monday. - Mrs Dennis
Mackesey Qkate McDonaldD died Sunday OF
pneumonia, aged thirty-tve years.
Sharon.
WILL MORSE, aged seventeen years, lost
his left hand last Friday by bringing it in
contact with circular saw. 1t was ampu-
tated near the wrist joint. At the
meeting held last Friday evening the Good
Templars lodge was reorganized The lodge
will meet next Friday evening, when sew.
eral members will be initiated. =- Re,
member the public examination of teachers
to be held on Saturday next. =- Mrs
| Flowers has moved into the house at the
lower end of the village and Justin Walker
| to his house in the Robinson district. 60
John Fales and wife have moved to Walt
J ham. Mass, and Morrison Thurston has
taken the farm.